Abstract: An electrical cord retraction device including a spring biased reel contained within a housing, a retractable cord stored on the reel, and an electrical connector capable of accommodating relative rotation between the reel and housing. A preferred embodiment of the device includes an electrical connector comprising a set of printed circuit boards with one printed circuit board having concentric rings and the other printed circuit board having electrical contacts. Another embodiment of the device includes an electrical connector defined by a spiral electrical connector, in particular a spiral strip electrical connector. A preferred embodiment is a retractable telephone cord device mounted to or part of a telephone base receiver unit, and/or a handset or headset.